Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-11-05

m hNNlnX tllht lC HHN saIN, VI convey
ed the impression, that the surety or
enre.ies on the General Couuiy Bond
Ind obtained sccuri,y IN TIE shane of
q trust deed Oh the property OF the
Treasurer, and then he says, Il have
never said anything of the Kind, and
never attempted 10 convey any such
impression"
What. then, docs Mr. Madison mean
iu bis article oflith ult, when he saws,
"The slrctics oa the two bonds, at the
meeting held by them, partitioncd out
all the property and money they could
cct, SO rs TO leave the county unpro.
tcclcl. ~ 10 the $4,000 excess on The
school bond
What does hc mcan III his article Of
2lst nit, when lie says that at "a con.
ference meeting - held by The >urctic>
IN the parlor Of the Treasurer, 'thc
school sufetics got $500 in cash. resi-
dcnce aud two farms, to secure them,
As far as the property would 90, ali
this except the cash being the proper
~ OF the Treasurer; the general sure
ties or surety, got a trust deed on prop.
rrty 10 secure them, and the COUNTY
was lett out in the cold is to the s., 800
excess
What impression WIS such language
intended to convey? ! suppose even
Mr.. Madison knows that, il the prop
crty those surcties obtained Il trust
deed on was not the property Of T. j,
/ Ross, then it NaS mere nonsense to
talk about those suretics having taken
that trust decd, $50 as TO leave the
county unprotected, as 60 the 50, 500
excess on the school bond | suppose
he knows, that in such case il was mere
nonsense to talk about such action OF
those snrcties cau.iRg the county tC
be "lJrt out ia the cola asAo the $1,000
1 excess
I suppose he knows, that ir.was mere
nonsense 10 talk about such action Of
those surp,ips injuring or being intent
ed 10 iniUgc the county. | have noitf
lag more to shy on tlat issue,
Mr.. Madison, in h article OF BIS
nit, stated that the intention turtle
was to haYc some one receive the de
roult on the General Bond, so rs to en-
the county ouD Of her right o. acIio'
on i,.n Ia my reply, ! said that state
ncnt WAS untrue; and that there wa
no -uch iutcntion.
Mr., Madison, m his article OF ISL
ult., simply r%eiteratcs the statement
Now, he was not present at tEat "Col
ference meeting he was not the rrun
,al Of ANY one who was present; he Wa
not, and il not, ia Tie business conf
dcncr OF amy OF The snrrtic5 on tina
General Bond. nor in condition f
, know their Intention. ! was, and al
yct. the counsel OF those surcties, | wa
present at that meeting; and think
, know those sur,ties AAa no Zach IN
. lpltian,
Mr.. MADISON has no credible proc
: and there Is nome such in existence, I
support his statement. Evidently i
wa. Whiting about something with re
=. CrcNuc TO which he hat no knoWIrdg
or correct information. ana, IN IN. a
: den, desire TO prove himself 4 publ
bcnciactor by hi. notes OF warning
hu rave loose reign the icrNor OF b
Imagination and the play Of h. 8
a Mus" | have nothing else to say ,
u that issue.
Mr. Madison. N bis article Of q
-, ut, complains of my apparent wa
J. OF courtesy. | suppose he has rrle
IS rnrc 10 ma declining 10 respond TO b
\ iuterrogatoric., He says | colaafdft
9 came into Il discussion with MIN, ~
argues, that my action gave man =
: th0rily TO jntcryOratc me n he dl
lie is mistaken, both in his prcmi
and hi. conclusion was counsel
the surcli,s ou Ross General Bond;
IT. that capacity | WAS at that conic'en
Of meeting: and when Mr. Madison.
Sc his note OF warning made an Uiljl
in attack upon those surctieN tor lh'
ct conduct there, (which conduct WAS
rs der my advlcr) and Whcu hc, III I'll
liz attack. made such statements a' We
nj likely TO mi,irad tle puhlir TO 'Nr
-. iury of al concerned, ! thongti PIE
A., or. by "A shor, publication, 10 '''tuI
~, the bubble mind on the s"!Jfrt, J
~ o,tiou. in that regard, was No'i.'i
" only in that sense in which u man .
ton is voluntary when d%ciend'H- ~
self AGAINST an ~Unprovoked au' "hl'
u assault. But il Mr., MadiSon'- prem
&c had cen CORRECT he was wrong ~
rs conclusion. rgardcd those IaI
=. ,,u. ,orin. as somewhat arrogant .